Let it Stream: The Rolling Stones are now on TikTok

Lastly, the day we’ve all been ready for... The Rolling Stones have joined TikTok.

The band, which shaped over 60 years in the past and consists of fellow 79-year-olds singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards have formally turn out to be part of the youthful social media platform.

Whereas octogenarian rockers and a platform largely utilized by Gen-Z influencers may not be the obvious mixture, the partnership will open up TikTok creators to utilizing the Stones’ in depth again catalogue extra simply of their content material.

TikTok has an unimaginable skill at reviving traditional tunes and deep cuts, as seen final 12 months with the re-emergence of Kate Bush’s 1985 observe ‘Working Up That Hill’ after it featured within the newest season of ‘**Stranger Issues**’.

When Nathan Apodaca posted a TikTok of him skateboarding down a freeway with a bottle of cranberry juice mouthing the lyrics to Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Goals’, he didn’t suppose he’d be accountable for an entire era studying about Stevie Nicks. However that’s the facility of TikTok.

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@therollingstones Covers, remixes, guitar solos, mashups… something goes. Remodel your favorite Stones observe. We’ll be sharing a few of your creations. Let’s hear it #TheRollingStones#MickJagger#KeithRichards♬ Angie - The Rolling Stones

Now, Jagger and co desire a piece of the motion. They’ve even began their very own private accounts alongside the official band account. Mick Jagger is on @jagger and Keith Richards has had his @officialkeef since final 12 months.

The pair have put collectively a TikTok playlist of 44 important Rolling Stones tracks for individuals to sink their tooth into.

To date, the official band channel has simply 4 movies, all imploring individuals to become involved by remixing or masking their work. However the Stones’ renown has lengthy put their fingerprint on the platform. Hashtags associated to them have already got over 500 million views.

If you happen to’re a fan of classics like ‘Paint it Black’, ‘Sympathy for the Satan’ or ‘Angie’, the band could also be on the cusp of a complete new era discovering them.

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@officialkeef♬ authentic sound - Keith Richards

In a brand new 12 months’s message, Keith Richards teased that the band may be releasing some new music and happening tour once more this 12 months.